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NHL Picks: Red Wings vs. Canadiens to Stay 'Under' 5.5

The Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens will get back to business on Wednesday night. Has the Olympic break drained the NHL athletes who competed? Or can they use their experience and momentum to keep moving forward?

The Red Wings are likely lamenting the Olympic break as they lost Henrik Zetterberg for eight weeks as he suited up for Sweden. As for Montreal, they’re pleased as they they watched their goaltender, Carey Price, lead team Canada to a gold medal and gain plenty of confidence.

The
Habs haven’t been a great home team as they’ve dropped four of their last seven
at the Bell Centre. Detroit’s played well on the road all year long as they are
15-9-4 when away. Home-ice advantage won’t be much of one here.

The Montreal
Canadiens Can Win Because….

Price
is going to be very confident. Anybody who has used the Habs for their sports
picks this year knows that they go as Price goes. Right now, his confidence
should be sky-high as he’s coming off what might be most successful stage of
his young career.

The
Habs had won three straight entering the Olympic break and they should be able
to keep momentum on their side. The Red Wings have been very uneven in recent
months, winning just 11 of their last 28 games. Injuries have been a big reason
why and now they’ll be without Zetterberg, who is their leader in points and
goals. Take the Habs with your NHL picks.

Outlook & Pick

Detroit just can’t seem to
get into any rhythm this year. The switch to the Eastern Conference hasn’t
helped. Neither have the injuries to Pavel Datsyuk (missed 21 games), Stephen
Weiss (missed 32 games), Jimmy Howard (missed 24 games) and now Zetterberg.